Tea - It's Good For You!

Tea is good for you, researchers say. Still, they continue to study the tasty leaves and such components as tannin, polyphenols and various other antioxidants. Research is going forward on separate but related tracks, art institutes and colleges world-wide, to discover and catalogue the use of tea against cancer and high blood pressure, and as a help in weight loss.

There are other benefits beyond these disease-fighting properties, including the fact that good teas taste good. It is not as if there is any risk involved with picking a "wrong" tea, but picking just the right one (or two, or more) might help you get the most possible health benefits from the drink and its various ingredients.

Reading tea leaves

When choosing the right tea for your life and your health, there are a few factors to consider. Most teas have some positive and helpful components, but they may also have certain substances that may not be appropriate for specific individuals. Watch out for caffeine, primarily. Many people are surprised to learn that certain teas are high in caffeine, which is itself a "natural" product in many foods, including the famous kola (cola) nut, with which a certain soft drink (with plenty of caffeine) is made.

Alkaloids and catechins help reinvigorate the mind, eliminate toxins and relieve some kinds of inflammation, and they are contained in many ordinary teas. Polyphenols have shown properties that may allow them to protect people from radioactive material, as well as fight arteriosclerosis and help the blood flow through the body's capillaries (microcirculation).

Improved blood flow and other benefits of tea's ingredients aid in restoring normal functions following too much alcohol, and the anecdotal evidence that tea is a good hangover cure is supported by studies documenting the effect. You can choose from a great number of simple or complex teas, both herbal and standard, for this salutary effect.

Tea's antibacterial properties have been well established, and it is known that tea interferes with an important step in a bacterium's DNA replication. Tea can actually be considered a safe and effective, infection- and decay-fighting agent for skin and mouth (teeth, too). The fact that tea also contains vitamins and fluoride makes it an even smarter bet as part of your daily dental hygiene and maintenance of your overall health. Good, strong green tea is
an excellent selection for both antibiotic and hygienic uses.

Choosing teas for taste and more

This article is not medical advice of any kind, but remember, you are responsible for your own health and should stay up to date on subjects that impact your health and your diet. It is essential to get a good balance of facts, evidence and educated opinions, and always talk to your primary healthcare provider before making serious and long-term changes in diet, exercise or health care.

There is definitely a place for tea in your overall health plan, and you can certainly find one that tastes best to you and gives you the pleasurable, and medical, effects that you desire. Here are some "suggested" matches of tea(s) with people types and people's complaints. Talk all of this over with your medical advisor!

-Those with a weak spleen and stomach: Oolong tea and flower teas
-Those hoping for longevity: Oolong tea and black tea
-Sports lovers: Oolong tea and black tea
-Those wanting to lose fat: Oolong tea, Pu'er tea and green tea
-Those averse to sports: Green tea and flower teas
-Those exposed to heavy air pollution: Green tea
-Smokers and drinkers: Green tea
-Meat lovers: Oolong tea
-Office workers: Chrysanthemum tea and green tea
-Those suffering constipation: Honey tea

After founding his first security firm in 1990, Scott McQuarrie built several security-related companies into regional and national powerhouses over the ensuing years. Since 2000 he has focused his sales and marketing efforts on the Internet, which opened up a virtually unlimited, international market for his flagship product line, EZWatch Pro.

The EZWatch Pro brand has come to stand for world-class expertise in electronic security, video surveillance and the myriad technologies involved in both fields. From small houses to gigantic international airports, there is an EZWatch Pro solution to meet any and every residential, business, commercial and government security challenge.